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Edmond Asfour
On July 20, 2023, Edmond Asfour died peacefully at home, at the age of 96. He is survived by his loving wife Brigitte Asfour, née Carton; his devoted daughters Valerie Asfour of Maryland and late husband Ted Saunders, and Marjorie Asfour-Kirkham and her husband Hall Kirkham of Massachusetts; his grandchildren Marguerite, Charlie, Victoria and Edmond.
Edmond Asfour was born in Haifa, Palestine in 1926. Following his primary education at St. Luke's School in Haifa and secondary schooling at the Arab College in Jerusalem, he studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Oxford University, where he also did his post-graduate and earned his DPhil. Unable to return home in 1950, he worked as an Economist with the United Nations Organization Refugee Agency in Beirut, Lebanon. Following a year as a Senior Research Fellow at Harvard University in 1955-56, where he wrote a book on monetary development in Syria, he worked as an Economist at the UN Headquarters in New York. Returning to Beirut in 1960, he worked, in sequence, as Chief Economist with the Middle East Airlines, UN Adviser to the Planning Board of Jordan, Associate Professor and Head of the Economic Research Institute at the American University of Beirut, and President of the Industrial Development Board of Lebanon. He left in 1969 to join the staff of the World Bank in Washington, DC where his duties included departmental Senior Economist, Program Division Chief, and leader of numerous economic missions in the countries of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. Following his retirement in 1987, he was consultant to several international and private charitable organizations and served on the board as member and President of the Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute. Edmond Asfour published several books, as well as a large number of reports and articles dealing mostly with the Middle East and North Africa.
A funeral mass will be held in his memory on July 26, 2023 at 11 a.m. at the Church of St. Jane de Chantal at 9601 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, Maryland. Please view and sign online family guestbook at
www.pumphreyfuneralhome.com
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Memories and Condolences
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Beate Cox
July 29, 2023
My condolences to Edmond´s family. Beate Cox
Souheil Asfour
July 25, 2023
Chers Brigitte, Valérie, Marjorie, Hall, Marguerite, Charlie, Victoria and Edmond,
Nos très chaleureuses condoléances pour le décès de notre Oncle Edmond.
Notre Oncle était pour nous un exemple de franchise ,de professionnalisme , c'est avec fierté qu'on parlait et on parlera toujours de lui , il nous laissait toujours à chaque discussion un sentiment de quelqu'un de très attachant et d'amoureux de sa famille .
Nous vous embrassons tous.
Samir, Souheil, Richard and Families.
Richard Asfour
July 25, 2023
Dear Brigitte,Valerie,Marjorie and Family,
It is with the deepest sorrow that I heard that our beloved uncle has passed by.
I will always cherish the good memories I had with him especially when I was a kid.
I am thankful to God that he has had a life full of health and happiness.
My sincerest condolences.
Love to all.
Richard Asfour & Family.
Amal & Lana
July 24, 2023
Dear Brigitte, Valerie, Marjorie, Hall, Marguerite, Charlie, Victoria and Edmond,
We send our deepest condolences to you on the passing of Edmond. It is such a sad time, but how precious and wonderful that Edmond had a long, healthy and good life which he could share with his beloved family. Edmond will always be so special to us. We treasure the occasions we saw him and our conversations with him. He was always generous in sharing his memories of Emile and the family.
With lots of love,
Mona, Amal, Lana and families.
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